carnal knowledge

English

Noun

carnal knowledge (uncountable)

(archaic, chiefly law) Sexual intercourse.
- 1836, Michael Ryan (M.D.), A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, page 309:
  The legal definition of rape, is the carnal knowledge of a woman by force, and against her will. The carnal knowledge of a child, under ten years of age, with or without her consent, is considered rape.

Translations

archaic term for sexual intercourse

Bulgarian: полово сношение (polovo snošenie)
Dutch: gemeenschap (nl) f
Finnish: lihallinen yhteys
German: Beiwohnung f
Irish: fios collaí m
Italian: domestichezza f, rapporto carnale m,
Spanish: ayuntamiento carnal m, trato carnal m

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